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| Title | Miss Meisner |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | In this image a young woman wearing a long white dress is seated in a chair, resting her left elbow on the chair arm. Her hair is combed back and rather full on top. The dress has lace inset bodice and high collar. There are lacey flounces from just above the elbow midway down the forearm. The background of the image has been whitened out. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Meisner, Amelius
Meisner, Amalia
Meisner, Carl
Meisner, Clara
Meisner, Frieda
Meisner, Otto
Meisner, Meta
Meisner, Oscar
Meisner, Hilda
Meisner, Mollie
Meisner, Miss
Women
Clothing & dress
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Miss Meisner. The 1880 census lists children Carl (8), Clara (6), Frieda (3) and the 1900 census lists 5 more children: Otto (17), Meta (14), Oscar (11), Hilda (9), and Mollie (7) for Ameilius and Amalia Meisner of Davenport. See also X354. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X469 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Hostetler Studio Collection |
| Object Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting brightness to 47 and contrast to 54 in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-04-16 |
| File Name | dplx469 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume50 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org , a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region. |
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